Chipper in uniform at Spring Training

[CaseyRyback]

Chipper is at Spring Training as an assistant coach. Really makes you wonder if come June and were making a run, he doesn't get antsy to try to win one more.

[BRAVE KID]

This title.....such a tease.

[marlon641]

That is cool, hope someone posts a pic!

[marlon641]

Crime Dog and TP are guest instructors today too

[CaseyRyback]

Lol. I honestly wasn't trying to be deceptive. There is now a blurb about it in buster's blog.

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/olney_buster

Im sure pics will surface soon.

[CaseyRyback]

Apparently he will not be in camp today, but tomorrow.

[NBA_Starter]

Lol. I honestly wasn't trying to be deceptive. There is now a blurb about it in buster's blog.

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/olney_buster

Im sure pics will surface soon.

Can't read it

[Vinny642]

i would love it

[CaseyRyback]

WARNING: WHAT FOLLOWS IS COMPLETE SPECULATION: Chipper Jones is returning to the Braves' camp today. "You can take this and book it: If the Braves' third basemen, Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson, struggle in the first half of the season, there will be a conversation about whether Chipper might come back. Chipper said last year that he had learned that he can't play every day any more, but there were stretches of last season when he was the Braves' best hitter; last year, he was still a really good hitter, posting a .377 on-base percentage.

Francisco had a nice run in winter ball, but he came into camp probably a little heavier than the Braves would've liked, and Johnson can hit for power but can get into stretches, scouts say, when he makes mistakes.

The fact that he's coming back so early in spring training, and is scheduled to be around for a few days, will probably only whet Jones' appetite. Remember how that worked with Andy Pettitte last year? He came into the Yankees' camp, threw some batting practice and immediately started talking about a comeback.

Chipper insisted last year that he was absolutely ready to move on, and maybe he's still in that frame of mind. If Johnson and Francisco put up big numbers, there really won't be a reason for anyone to wonder if Jones might come back.

But if third base becomes a black hole of production, Chipper might welcome the opportunity to talk, in June, about another half-season and a run at another championship.

We'll see.

Also very excited about his jersey retirement, June 28th.

[beldugo]

Also very excited about his jersey retirement, June 28th.

Sadly, he won't return.